Chapter 29: Life Plunder Haki
After sailing on The Great Sea for several days, the Night Pirates arrived at Night Island.
Night Island was the territory of the Night Pirates.
With its unique geographical environment and special magnetic field, the sky was always covered in dark clouds, and sunlight only broke through for one month out of the year.
Therefore, the light on Night Island was dim, which also allowed the effects of "Lady Night" Nyx's ability to be maximized.
Moreover, Night Island was just an ordinary Island with no particularly abundant supplies. With the Night Pirates stationed there, generally no Pirates would come to plunder it.
Even if the Night Pirates left, nothing would happen to Night Island, which flew the Night Pirates' flag.
As a great pirate with a formidable reputation in the New World, many people would not easily provoke "Lady Night" Nyx.
A mere ordinary Island was beneath the notice of truly powerful individuals, and those less strong dared not offend her.
Looking from the sea in the distance, the Island shone with bright lights against the dim background.
Upon getting closer, the Island was seen to be brightly lit.
For the residents of Night Island, the nightlife never ended.
As a result, commercial development was very prosperous, attracting many Pirates, especially in the body art industry, where even a dedicated street was established.
It could be seen that under the protection of their mother, the development of this Island was quite good.
Nyx didn't care about expanding her territory, as it all belonged to the Rocks Pirates, including Night Island.
"Lady Night is back!"
The Pirates patrolling the Port noticed the Night Pirates' Pirate Ship immediately.
The news quickly spread throughout the entire Island, and ships sailing along the route moved aside to make way.
There was a specific spot at the Port reserved for the Night Pirates.
Hades was also a little curious. Whether in his previous life or this one, this was the first time he had seen such a scene.
After all, he had stayed in the Kronos Kingdom since birth and had no opportunity to go out.
"Hades, this is just a transit point. Don't get off the ship. I'll take you away tonight. There are quite a few people watching us."
The Pirate Ship slowly docked. Nyx glanced at the Port. She was certain there were people secretly sent by other forces among them.
"Understood, Mother." Hades didn't mind, continuing to train his ability. He controlled the Death Force, wrapping it around his body and compressing and condensing it at his fingertips.
The terrifying destructive power could easily corrode others' flesh and blood, and vitality would be completely worn away under the Death Force.
With the manual left by his father, the development progress of the Death-Death Fruit was very fast, with a clear direction.
After all, the ideas in the manual were very detailed. By following them, he could avoid taking detours.
However, Hades had some different ideas for developing this powerful Paramecia Devil Fruit.
But clearly, he couldn't achieve that level with his current development stage.
The extreme and terrifying lethality came at the cost of stamina consumption. If he had more sufficient stamina, his father, Jaeger, wouldn't have been defeated.
After all, with his monster-like physique and Three Colors of Haki, even without relying on the Death-Death Fruit's ability, Jaeger was still one of the top powerful individuals on The Great Sea.
And his father was ultimately worn down to death.
He was slowly worn down and killed by one Marine after another, like a frog being boiled in warm water.
This was similar to how the Marines would capture the "Devil's Heir" Douglas Bullet in the future.
However, Jaeger did not yield, unwilling to be captured by the World Government and the Marines. Once imprisoned in Impel Down, it would mean losing his freedom.
It would even allow the World Government to threaten the Kronos Kingdom, and who knew what undesirable things might happen.
In that case, the Kronos Kingdom would not be far from disintegration. How could they not know the World Government's intentions?
What is death? The loss and passing away of life.
But for Hades, death was plunder, plundering the life of others.
Jaeger's Death Hunt could release terrifying Death Force, annihilating all life within a certain range.
As for Death Plunder, in Hades's vision, its pure power might not be comparable to Death Hunt, but it could plunder others' vitality to replenish himself.
Then, he could convert this vitality into stamina, restoring his state.
In essence, it was still the same, but with an added step of replenishing himself.
If he could achieve this step, thereby supplementing his stamina and state, he could fight continuously like a perpetual motion machine.
Facing a situation with many opponents would instead become an advantage.
Even when facing only one enemy, the Death Force could continuously extract vitality from the surrounding environment.
Hades's experience told him that having eaten the Death-Death Fruit, he was the Master of Death, controlling death.
This even included life and soul.
This was something his father, Jaeger, had not touched upon or perhaps had not thought of.
Currently, Hades only had an idea, and whether he could reach that level would depend on Hades's own development.
There was still much potential to be unearthed from this Devil Fruit. Jaeger's path was correct, but not perfect, because he went to extremes, maximizing lethality.
This also saved Hades time, allowing him to focus his energy on other aspects of the Death-Death Fruit's development.
Many people thought he would become a second Jaeger, but this was not what Hades wanted to hear.
He had his own pride.
He was Tartarus Hades, unique!
He would surpass his father, "Death God" Ye Ge, in every aspect.
This would start with the development of the Death-Death Fruit.
No one wanted to live in the shadow of others.
But Hades had absolute confidence in himself.
Not only him, but also his mother, his uncle Bane, and even his father, Jaeger, all believed that Hades could surpass Jaeger.
Besides the Devil Fruit, there was physique training. Wearing weight training gear, he underwent daily and arduous martial arts training. In this process, his body would naturally become stronger.
Hades had firmly remembered the key points for Armament Haki Awakening, but it required intense battles to stimulate this power within his body.
Hades could even already feel the Haki within his body; his physique was completely sufficient.
As long as he Awakened Haki, Hades's strength would surely see a surge.
What kind of power is Haki?
It is naturally present within people's bodies.
According to Hades's understanding.
The stronger a person's physique, the more powerful their Haki.
Many Monsters are born with very powerful Haki within them. Upon awakening, their quality surpasses many who have Awakened Haki for years.
Enhancing physique can improve Haki quality.
Similarly, after awakening Haki, Haki can also passively and slowly temper the physique, enhancing a person's physical strength and overall capabilities.
Therefore, some people's combat power greatly increases as soon as they Awaken Haki.
As Haki is trained and its intensity increases, the effect of tempering the body will further strengthen, allowing one's physique to begin moving towards the realm of Monsters.
In this World, Haki is what truly reigns supreme!
This statement has never been wrong.
When reaching a certain level, one can even actively use Haki to temper the physique, with effects stronger and speed faster than passive tempering.
Powerful Haki, in turn, promotes the body's strengthening, making a person more perfect.
It allows those who are naturally physically weaker to close the gap with those who are natural Monsters.
It is like a special power, like internal energy, promoting the body's secondary development, or even evolution!
Truly top-tier Monsters are none who have weak Haki.
And Haki will be the best way for Hades to increase his strength before his period of rapid physical development arrives.
Hades urgently wanted to Awaken Armament Haki; his physique strength was already sufficient!
Ananke was learning knowledge about navigation and similar subjects. Besides general training and combat, she wanted to become a Navigator so she could help Hades during future voyages on The Great Sea.
Joining the Rocks Pirates inevitably meant sailing on The Great Sea. In the New World, with its constantly changing climate, the presence of a Navigator was extremely valuable.
(end of chapter)